Were Not Gonna Take It Chords, Guitar Tab, & Lyrics - The Who
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G G G G F G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|0-------------------|
D|0-----5-5-5-3---5---|
A|------5-5-5-3---5---|
E|3-----3-3-3-1---3---|
PRE-CHORUS
G C C C/E F C/E
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----3-------3---|----------------|
B|----3-------3---|--------1---1---|
G|----0-------0-0-|0-0-0---2---0---|
D|----0-------0-x-|x-2-2---3---2---|
A|--------------3-|3-----3---------|
E|3----3-3--------|----------------|
[Intro]
| G | Gsus4 | G | Gsus4 |
[Verse 1]
G Gsus4
Welcome to the camp
C/G G
I guess you all know why we're here
F
My name is Tommy
Em
And I became aware this year
Eb
If you want to follow me
G
You've got to play pinball
C G
And put in your ear plugs
C G
Put on your eye shades
C G G G G F G
You know where to put the cork (= LINK)
[Verse 2]
G Gsus4
Hey you gettin' drunk
C/G G
So sorry, I got you sussed
F
Hey you smokin' mother nature
Em
This is a bust
Eb
Hey hung up old Mr. Normal
G
Don't try to gain my trust
C G
'Cause you ain't gonna follow me
C G
Any of those ways
C G G G G F G
Although you think you must (= LINK)
[Pre-Chorus]
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
[Chorus]
C G
We're not gonna take it
F C G
Never did and never will
C G
We're not gonna take it
F
Gonna break it
C
Gonna shake it
Bb Am [ G ]
Let's forget it better still
[Interlude] = Pre-Chorus riff
| G C | C C/E F C/E |
| G C | C C/E F C/E |
[Verse 3]
G Gsus4
Now you can't hear me
C/G G
Your ears are truly sealed
F
You can't speak either
Em
Your mouth is filled
Eb
You can't see nothing
G
And pinball completes the scene
C G
Here comes Uncle Ernie
C G
To guide you to
C G G G G F G
Your very own machine
[Pre-Chorus]
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
[Chorus]
C G
We're not gonna take it
F C G
Never did and never will
C G
Don't want no religion
F C G
And as far as we can tell
C G
We ain't gonna take you
F C G
Never did and never will
C G
We're not gonna take you
F
We forsake you
C
Gonna rape you
Bb Am [ G ]
Let's forget you better still
[Interlude] = Pre-Chorus riff
| G C | C C/E F C/E |
| G C | C C/E F C/E |
| G C | C C/E F C/E |
| G C | C C/E F C/E |
| G | % |
[Chorus] part
Fadd9
We forsake you
C
Gonna rape you
Bb Am7 | A | % |
Let's forget you ... better still
[Interlude]
| E/D | D/E | E/D | D/E |
[Outro: See me, feel me/Listening to you]
Ebmaj7 Fsus4
See me, feel me
Fsus4 F
Touch me
G
Heal me
Ebmaj7 Fsus4 F
See me, feel me
Fsus4 F
Touch me
G
Heal me
Ebmaj7 Fsus4 F
See me, feel me
Fsus4 F
Touch me
G
Heal me
Ebmaj7 Fsus4 F
See me, feel me
Fsus4 F
Touch me
| Em | % | E/B | B |
Heal me
A B7sus4 C
Listening to you, I get the music
A B7sus4 E
Gazing at you, I get the heat
A B7sus4 C
Following you, I climb the mountain
G D | E/B | B |
I get excitement at your feet
A B7sus4 C
Right behind you, I see the millions
A B7sus4 E
On you, I see the glory
A B7sus4 C
From you, I get opinions
G D | E/B | B |
From you, I get the story
A B7sus4 C
Listening to you, I get the music
A B7sus4 E
Gazing at you, I get the heat
A B7sus4 C
Following you, I climb the mountain
G D | E/B | B |
I get excitement at your feet
A B7sus4 C
Right behind you, I see the millions
A B7sus4 E
On you, I see the glory
A B7sus4 C
From you, I get opinions
G D | E/B | % | B | % |
From you, I get the story
A B7sus4 C
Listening to you, I get the music
A B7sus4 E
Gazing at you, I get the heat
A B7sus4 C
Following you, I climb the mountain
G D | E/B | % | B | % |
I get excitement at your feet
A B7sus4 C
Right behind you, I see the millions
A B7sus4 E
On you, I see the glory
A B7sus4 C
From you, I get opinions
G D | E/B | % | B | % |
From you, I get the story
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